be more

as we all sat down each and every one of us pulled out our phones to check what was going on. E ran around the living room playing by herself and we all sat there looking at our phones. It had been six months since we had seen our friends, yet we pulled out our phones to see what was going on in the Facebook/Instagram/email world. 

There is something seriously wrong with us today, we have become a society glued to our phones that we are missing out on precious moments, quality time and conversations with loved ones and friends. 

Lately, I have been thinking about someone near and dear to my heart that I lost two years ago. I would do anything for one more conversation or one more phone call. This made me start to wonder how I can improve who I am and show those around me that I care more, that I am there for them always, and that they mean something to me; to live with no regrets. I started reading, Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves by Jason Evert and something struck me. There is a part about how Saint John Paul II said many times to "be more." 

This has hit a chord in me. I want to 'be more' to those around me. I want to 'be more' to anyone and everyone I talk to. I want to 'be more' present in church. I want to 'be more' to my husband and daughter. I want to 'be more' to my family and friends. I want to 'be more' so that I know that I am doing all that I can for those I love and so I know that I wasn't so consumed in finding out the latest gossip or story on facebook/instagram/twitter, but that I was present in each moment.  

Be more to those around you. In being more you can make a difference. I know I can be more to those around me and I wish I would have started this sooner so I could have been more present to those that I have lost. I never want to live in regret, but I know that each day I can be more than I was the day before. So this is how I want to live, a life where I am pushing myself and my family to constantly be more to and for those around me. 

Be more.